1. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Step
Grammar
PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

2. 1 Read the sentence below
One unfortunate counter agent was dealing with all the passengers when an angry man, who had been queuing for some time, pushed his way to the front.

3. Does the underlined verb form describe:
a) an event that happened before other events in the past?
b) a longer activity that was happening before the main event?

4. 2 We use the Past Perfect Continuous to stress:
1. longer activities in the past that happened before other past events
2. the repeated actions that happened before a particular point in the past
3. an action that was still in progress and had not been completed at a particular time in the past

5. 3. Use the cues in brackets and the Past Perfect Continuous to explain the situations.
Example: His arms were sunburnt because he had been sitting in the sun all day.
1 His arms were sunburnt. (sit in the sun all day)
2 She was very tired. (work for hours without a break)
3 Their clothes were muddy. (play football)
4 She was fired. (not come to work on time)
5 She was very angry. (wait for her boyfriend for half an hour)
6 His ear ached. (talk on the phone for hours)
7 He was messy. (repair his car all afternoon)
8 She was very scared. (watch a thriller on TV)

6. 2 she was very tired because she had been working for hours without a break.
3 Their clothes were muddy because they had been playing football.
4 She was fired because she hadn't been coming to work on time.
5 She was very angry because she had been waiting for her boyfriend for half an hour.
6 His ear ached because he had been talking on the phone for hours.
7 He was messy because he had been repairing his car all afternoon.
8 She was very scared because she had been watching a thriller on TV.

7. 4. Complete the following sentences in the Past Perfect Continuous.
Example: John complained that his troublesome
neighbours had been having parties every day for
two weeks.
John complained that his troublesome neighbours (have parties every day for two weeks).
2 The eager fans (wait for 6 hours)
before they finally got the tickets for the football match.
3 As he (repair his car all afternoon), he was messy.
4 He told us that the director (try to
complete his film) swiftly.
5 The river was near bursting point as it (rain for weeks).

8. 2. The eager fans had been waiting for 6 hours before they finally got the tickets for the football match.
3. As he had been repairing his car all afternoon, he was messy.
4. He told us that the director had been trying to complete his film swiftly.
5. The river was near bursting point as it had been raining for weeks.

9. 5. Write two explanations for each situation(1-5) - one in the Past Perfect and one in the Past Perfect Continuous.
Example: She had been eating too many sweets. She had dropped her keep-fit classes.
1 Sharon put on five pounds.
2 Steve was feeling down.
3 Jack's shirt was torn.
4 Ann failed her final, exam.
5 Emily and Tessa were very excited.

10. His girlfriend had left him, / He had been having a bad day.
He had caught his shirt on the door. / He had been playing football
She hadn't studied well enough. / She hadn't been feeling well.
They had won a free trip to Greece. / They had been talking to their favourite singer.

11. 6. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1 We couldn't open the door because it _____ (snow) heavily alt night.
2 She Looked shocked and she said she __________________ (see) a UFO.
3 Billy had a black eye and Joe's Lip was cut - they ________________ (fight).
4 John decided to complain as his neighbours ______ (have) parties every day for two weeks.
5 Jill Looked great - she ______________ (lose) a few pounds and _______________ (put on) a smart evening dress.
had been snowing
had seen
had been fighting
had been having
had lost
had put on

12. Ken Coates (1) was enjoving (enjoy) his 52nd birthday at the
King's Arms in Aston. He (2)______ (play) in a local, pool
tournament in a room at the back of the pub. Ken (3) _____
(play) well, for half an hour and (4) _____ (win) three of
the first five games. He (5) ________ (put) down the glass
he (6) _______ (drink) from and (7) ____________(get) ready to hit the black ball, to win the final, game when his false teeth (8) ______ (drop out). Unfortunately, instead of hitting
was playing
had been playing
had won
put / had put
was drinking
was getting/ got
dropped out

13. hit
the ball, he (9) _________ (hit) his own false teeth! Ken's wife, Alice, who (10) ________________ (watch) him play all night, immediately (11) _________ (rush) to help her husband. She (12) ______ (put) her hand in the pocket to take out the false teeth when disaster (13) ________ (strike). Alice's hand get stuck in the pocket and she (14) _________________ (cannot) get it out again. Final,[,y, after Ken (15) ____________ (make) an emergency phone call, fire officers (16) ________ (arrive) on the scene. With the help of power tools and some washing-up liquid, they (17) _________ (free) Alice's hand. "Poor Ken, he (18) ___________ (try) to win the tournament for years," said a friend. "When he tried again, he
(19) ________________ (play) terribly. I think he (20) ___________ (worry) about his teeth."
had been watching
rushed
put
struck
could not / couldn’t
made
arrived
freed
has been trying
played
was worried

14. 3 PAST PERFECT COTINUOUS
Grammar summary
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3 PAST PERFECT COTINUOUS

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Homework
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